The government's previous preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit stand it in "incredibly good stead" to help firms deal with the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, the former business secretary has told Sky News.

Following the US Federal Reserve's shock interest rate cut on Tuesday - its first emergency rate cut since the global financial crisis in 2008 - all eyes are on whether other central banks will follow suit.

The words 'cancellation' or 'postponement' were not mentioned during an International Olympic Committee meeting focusing on preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the coronavirus outbreak, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

CORONAVIRUS has now affected 85 people in the UK with today being the biggest jump in cases in a single day. Washing your hands has been constantly stressed by health experts especially in these three circumstances. What are they?